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Grilling Vegetables is Really Quite Simple
Start with a clean grill, cut or slice washed vegetables into consistent size pieces. Small vegetables and pieces do very well when speared on kabobs or wrapped in heavy duty foil. Larger vegetables can be placed directly on the grill. Cooking times are fast for vegetables, its best not to leave them unattended. For more tips on how to grill vegetables see Grilling Tips.
Whether they are the main or side dish, part of a grilled salad or salsa, flavors and textures are enhanced on the barbeque. Zucchini, squash, asparagus, peppers, and mushrooms are particularly suited to the grill and are perfect when marinated, drizzled with oil, or seasoned with salt and freshly ground pepper.
The results are healthy and delicious. Try a grilled vegetable pizza, or puree grilled vegetables to add a brilliant smoky flavor to soups. Visit our Recipes section now!
How to Barbeque
Everyone loves a barbeque. Whether you are cooking for family or friends, there are many grilling recipes and barbeque recipes to choose from. Grilling is also a very healthy way of cooking because you don't have to add much fat to the food, if any.
Grilling
Grilling is for everybody. You might have a small portable barbeque or a huge outdoor kitchen but as long as you have a heat source, you can make healthy and tasty vegetable recipes.
Vegetable Recipes
Vegetable recipes and vegetable side dish recipes are particularly great for grilling because many vegetables hold their shape well when being grilled and also keep all their flavor. Grilling corn on the cob is easy and a particular barbeque favorite. You can grill vegetable recipes at the same times as meat or fish, so you are able to cook everything outdoors at once.
Vegetable Side Dish Recipes
Vegetable side dishes range from one or two vegetables grilled in foil, on a skewer on over the coals to more elaborate grilled vegetable recipes with seasonings, sauces or marinades.
How to Make a Grilled Vegetable Recipe
If you are new to grilling, have a look at some of our grilled vegetable recipes or grilling articles and you can be a barbeque expert in no time!
Grilled Vegetables Recipes
Here is a delicious recipe which you might like to try grilling. This recipe is for novices and grilling experts alike and is something the whole family can enjoy.
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Featured Recipe: Grilled Vegetables Shish Kebab Recipe with Homemade Croutons |
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For a shish kebab recipe bursting with healthy vegetables, this grilled vegetables recipe is perfect. It is also very versatile. You can change the vegetables you use and you can also change the dressing. In fact, when making grilled vegetables shish kebabs, you can use any marinade you like, including French, Italian or ranch salad dressing, sweet and sour, barbeque or teriyaki sauce.
The homemade croutons give plenty of flavor and homemade croutons are always tastier than store bought ones! With this crouton recipe, you can use whichever fresh or dried herbs you prefer, to give them your own personal touch. So get the bbq fired up because everyone will love this delicious grilled vegetables recipe!
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Grilled Vegetable Kebabs and Homemade Croutons |
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For the Kebabs:
½ cup olive oil
3 zucchini
1 red bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
1 onion
12 oz halved mushrooms
¼ cup red wine vinegar
For the Croutons:
4 slices bread
¼ cup olive oil
Herbs and spices to taste
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How to Make Croutons: Preheat the grill to 300 degrees F. Mix your favorite herbs and spices into the olive oil. Brush the flavored oil on to both sides of the bread. Place the bread slices on heavy duty foil on the top rack of the grill and grill until they are crisp and dry. This should take about 45 minutes. Let them cool completely. These croutons will freeze for up to 6 months so you can make extra if you like. and will have a wonderful flavor. Also excellent to do in a smoker grill.
How to Make Vegetable Kebabs: Whisk the vinegar and oil and set aside. Cut each bell pepper into 12 inch wide pieces. Cut the zucchini into 12 half inch slices. Cut the onion into 12 pieces. Thread the vegetables, alternately, on to 4 large skewers. Marinate the kabobs in the oil and vinegar mixture for 15 minutes. Grill them over medium coals for 12 minutes or until the vegetables are tender and slightly browned, turning them once. Serve hot.
Makes 4
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History of Barbecue |
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The Spanish explorers arrived in the new world to find the natives preserving meats in the sun. This was a successful preservation method but the problem was that the meats were often infested with bugs and this meant spoilage. The indigenous people learned to build smoky fires to keep the insects away and help preserve the meat, which would be hung on racks over the fires.
The native Indians called this process "barbacoa" and this is where the history of barbecue begins. The barbecue process developed further when Africans and Europeans migrated to the United States. They brought cattle and pigs with them and replaced the fires and racks with large smoke houses and pits. This was not a brand new idea, as Polynesians had been cooking pork in this way for thousands of years, but it was a new and successful idea in the new world.
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A Picture of Grilled Vegetable Kebabs and Homemade Croutons - A delicious meal of peppers, zucchini, mushrooms and other vegetables skewered and grilled to perfection on the barbecue grill. This recipe also features homemade croutons that will make you wonder why you ever bought them from a store.
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Grilling Tips - Grilling Corn on the Cob |
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Corn features in many grilled vegetable recipes and other dishes. Creamed corn, corn chowder and corn bread are all delicious but no corn dish is quite as mouthwatering as hot, juicy corn on the cob.
European settlers all over the Midwest adopted the Indian style or roasting the corn with the husks removed, but corn cooked in the husk is very tasty too. In Native American the word for corn means "our mother" or "she who sustains us". Corn is low in calories but high in both potassium and vitamin C.
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